Sir Francis Drake set sail from England on a circumnavigation of the world.
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New Zealand made history by passing the world’s first tobacco ban.
NASA launched the first-ever active repeater communications satellite.
Beyoncé's fifth studio album, 'Beyoncé,' was released.
Pope Celestine V resigned after just five months in the job to return to his life as an ascetic hermit.
The Beatles signed on with their first formal manager, Brian Epstein.
